Two Missourians want to turn primary victories into congressional wins
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What are the key political headlines shaping Missouri after the primary elections?
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This is Kansas City Today. I'm Brian Ellison. Today is Monday, August 10th. Coming up, we talk with a couple of winners of contentious primaries last week who hope to win first terms representing Missouri in Congress next year. How will Republican Chris Stegall and Democrat Jordan Herrera unite their respective parties and punch their ticket to Washington? But first, our weekly look at top stories in government and politics news on both sides of the state lines. One of the big stories out of last week's election was the overwhelming defeat of Amendments 4 and 5 in Missouri, and it's led Republican leaders in the state to say they will rethink how to approach cutting taxes and making it harder to amend Missouri's Constitution.
Expected Speaker of the House Alex Riley said he was not surprised to see both amendments fail, but...
What we're going to have to do is go back to the drawing board a little bit, take a look at the feedback that the voters gave us, and come up with a different path that delivers meaningful tax cuts and tax relief.
As far as making it harder to amend the state constitution, the Springfield Republicans said a lot of discussions need to happen before attempting a redo. Meanwhile, as Sarah Kellogg reports, Democrats plan to use the Republicans' votes on 4 and 5 against them for the November elections.
Missouri House Democrats have launched a tool on their website allowing voters to find out how their representative voted to place amendments 4 and 5 on the ballot. This new feature comes after Missourians rejected both amendments in every county in the state. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune says it's important for voters to remember who put those amendments on the ballot in the first place. This was such a resounding no from voters of Missouri. of all political stripes, that my hope is that we can continue pointing to these as examples of Missouri Republicans being out of touch and not listening to voters. As to whether voters will remember the August primary by the general November election, Ani says there will be enough momentum as long as Democrats keep it up.
But just how far can that momentum carry the Democrats? Republicans have had a supermajority in both chambers of the Missouri Statehouse since 2012. Democrats have tried unsuccessfully to break it ever since. KCUR's Grace Hills says last week's results have given the party hope.
Democrats would need to flip two seats in the state Senate or three seats in the House. A handful of Republican-held districts in the Kansas City area saw more Democrats come out in Tuesday's primaries than Republicans. Tristan Emeska-Hogan is communications director for the Missouri Democratic Party. He said he feels that Democrats are close to breaking the supermajority. If we were to pick up even a couple of these seats in the Kansas City area and other parts of the state also do their work successfully, we have that supermajority within grasp, or breaking it within grasp anyways. Democrats are running uncontested in 25 House races. Republicans are running uncontested in five.
How did Republican Chris Stegall secure the 6th District primary and what does he plan for the general election?
And a new Kansas law requires more regulation of the way medication costs are reimbursed to local pharmacies. Rachel Schnelly with the Kansas News Service reports.
Before, pharmacy benefit managers were inconsistent with the amount they would reimburse pharmacies for dispensing and buying medications. The dispensing fee would vary with each medication. The new law requires regular audits and keeping of pharmacy records to prevent price gouging. Will Anderson is a pharmacist at Orchard's Drug in Lawrence. The goal of the legislation, of course, was to create transparency in pricing and stop some of these big abuses that these insurance companies are doing against consumers and against local pharmacies.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What are the key political headlines shaping Missouri after the primary elections?
0:00–3:15
2
How did Republican Chris Stegall secure the 6th District primary and what does he plan for the general election?
3:15–5:52
3
What strategies does Stegall say will help him unite Republican voters across Kansas City and rural areas?
5:52–7:56
4
Why does Stegall view the Missouri Senate as a hurdle for Republican legislative progress?
7:56–10:21
5
How did Democrat Jordan Herrera win the 4th District primary and what makes his candidacy historic?
10:21–13:31
6
What messages is Herrera using to appeal to both urban and rural voters in the 4th District?
13:31–16:07
7
How are issues like rural health care, veteran services, and agriculture shaping the campaign narratives?
16:07–16:46
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Where can listeners find full coverage of the Missouri primaries and upcoming November races?
16:46–16:50
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